Abstract: A needle assembly, such as a catheter assembly, having a needle shaft with a needle tip formed from a first rigid material for puncturing a subject. The shaft section, proximal of the needle tip can be formed from a second material different from the first material. The needle tip is attached to the needle shaft to form the needle. The first material can have higher rigidity than the second material and the needle can project through a catheter tube and used in a catheter assembly.

Abstract: Catheter devices with a tube management system are described. The catheter devices can have a catheter hub, a port extending from the catheter hub, a needle hub, a septum for controlling fluid flow from the port to a distal opening of the catheter hub, and a flexible tubing extending from the port. A tube deflector at the port guides the flexible tubing from a closed position to an open position. Tube securing mechanisms formed on the catheter hub also guides the flexible tubing from the closed position to the open position. A needle guard is usable with the needle device to block a tip of the needle.

Abstract: Catheter devices with a tube management system are described. The catheter devices can have a catheter hub, a port extending from the catheter hub, a needle hub, a septum for controlling fluid flow from the port to a distal opening of the catheter hub, and a flexible tubing extending from the port. A tube deflector at the port guides the flexible tubing from a closed position to an open position. Tube securing mechanisms formed on the catheter hub also guides the flexible tubing from the closed position to the open position. A needle guard is usable with the needle device to block a tip of the needle.